Which politicians did Sanders give the most to in 2026?

Bob Brooks (Democrat, Pennsylvania 7th District, $10K), Rebecca Cooke (Democrat, Wisconsin 3rd District, $10K), Abdul El-Sayed (Democrat, Michigan Senate, $10K), Sam Forstag (Democrat, Montana 1st District, $10K), Brad Lander (Democrat, New York 10th District, $10K).

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Progressive Voters of America

Leadership PAC

Politician's leadership PAC · FEC committee C00406553

Sanders gave $125K directly to 17 federal candidates in 2026 through its PAC, Progressive Voters of America, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). 14 of the 15 candidates with a result won.

Checks to candidates

$125K

17 candidates on the 2026 ballot

Winners bought

2 more still being counted

Hit rate

93%

$105K on winners, $5K on losers

Party split

0% / 100%

Republicans / Democrats

Who funds it

The people giving to the Sanders PAC

142 named people gave $43K in itemized gifts this cycle. These are the biggest 25. Committees must name anyone who gives more than $200 in a year; smaller gifts are reported only as a lump sum, and money from companies, unions and other groups is not in this list.

Ivan HoytRetired · OR$2K11 gifts
Ryan RehbeinBusiness Analyst · General Mills · MN$1K
Carina CampobassoRetired · MA$1K
Matthew KraneNot Employed · CA$1K
Luther TonkinNot Employed · WI$1K
Ll DirrimNot Employed · CA$1K
Tanya WendlingNot Employed · HI$6002 gifts
Paul BlaberNot Employed · NY$5707 gifts
Joyce BanzhafNot Employed · CA$5402 gifts
John MakhoulEngineer · Bbn Technologies · MA$500

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Jennifer HughesNot Employed · MA$500
Anthony HeilbutWriter · NY$500
Michael PerryNot Employed · CA$500
Benjamin WisnerNot Employed · OH$500
Martin RistReal Estate Developer · CA$500
Sandra LarsonNot Employed · WA$500
Marley HodgsonNot Employed · CO$500
Eric StridNot Employed · WA$500
Urs MaderNot Employed · CA$500
Stephanie VassalloNot Employed · CA$500
Kenneth BelcherNot Employed · IL$500
Randall NerwickNot Employed · OR$500
Julie MillerWriter Director · CA$500
David HillsNot Employed · NH$500
Steve CumminsNot Employed · VT$500

Names, employers and occupations are as the committee reported them to the FEC. People with the same name in the same state are counted as one person. Federal law bars using these names to ask for money or for any commercial purpose.

Biggest checks

The candidates this committee paid the most, and whether they won.

Candidate	Race	Amount	Result
Bob Brooks	Pennsylvania 7th District	$10K	✓ Won
Rebecca Cooke	Wisconsin 3rd District	$10K	✓ Won
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	$10K	✓ Won
Sam Forstag	Montana 1st District	$10K	✓ Won
Brad Lander	New York 10th District	$10K	✓ Won
Mary Peltola	Alaska Senate	$10K	… Counting
William Lawrence	Michigan 7th District	$10K	✓ Won
Claire Valdez	New York 7th District	$10K	✓ Won
Donavan McKinney	Michigan 13th District	$5K	✓ Won
Adelita Grijalva	Arizona 7th District	$5K	✓ Won

Questions people ask

How much did Sanders give to candidates in 2026?: Sanders gave $125K directly to 17 federal candidates in 2026 through its PAC, Progressive Voters of America, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). 14 of the 15 candidates with a result won.
Which politicians did Sanders give the most to in 2026?: Bob Brooks (Democrat, Pennsylvania 7th District, $10K), Rebecca Cooke (Democrat, Wisconsin 3rd District, $10K), Abdul El-Sayed (Democrat, Michigan Senate, $10K), Sam Forstag (Democrat, Montana 1st District, $10K), Brad Lander (Democrat, New York 10th District, $10K).